FORGIVENESS

In these days of guilt complexes, perhaps the most glorious word in the English language is "forgiveness." --- Billy Graham

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (I John 1:9)

A hymn to read, sing, play, hum, or whistle, to the glory of God: Though Your Sins Be as Scarlet. Fanny J. Crosby, ca. 1915.

FORGIVENESS

The strongest inducement for a Christian to obey the divine law is the fact that he has been graciously pardoned for having broken it. ---- Ernest F. Kevan

David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." And Nathan said to David, "The LORD also has put away your sin; you shall not die." (II Samuel 12:13).

"Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool" (Isaiah 1:18).

Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin" (Romans 47-8).

A hymn to read, sing, hum, or whistle, to the glory of God: Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Wretched (Joseph Hart, 1759.  

Forgiveness

No child of God sins to that degree as to make himself incapable of forgiveness. ---- John Bunyan

 

But God commends His love toward us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.  Much more then, having been justified by His blood, ye shall be saved from wrath through Him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life (Romans 5:8-10).

 

He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? (Romans 8:32).

 

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (I John 1:9).

 

A hymn to read, sing, hum, or whistle, to the glory of God: From Depths of Woe I Raise to Thee 

-- "Though great our sins and sore our woes, His grace much more aboundeth, His helping love no limit knows, our utmost need it soundeth, Our Shepherd good and true is He, who will at last His Israel free from all their sin and sorrow."

Forgiveness

Good morning!

 

The forgiveness that there is with God is not like that narrow, difficult, halving, and manacled forgiveness that is found among men; but it is full, free, bottomless, boundless, absolute, such as becomes His nature and His excellencies. -- John Owen.

 

Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool (Isaiah 5:18).

 

Seek the LORD while He may be found; call upon Him while He is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon (Isaiah 55:7)

 

And you were dead in trespasses and sins...by nature children of wrath....  But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ --- by grace you have been saved --- and raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages He might show the immeasurable riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:1a, 3b, 4-7).

 

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need (Hebrews 4:16).  

Forgiveness

Good morning!

FORGIVENESS. Little, vicious minds abound with anger and revenge, and are incapable of feeling the pleasure of forgiving their enemies. ---- Philip Chesterfield.

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay says the Lord." Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good (Romans 12:13,17,19, 21).  

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A hymn to read or sing aloud to the glory of God: FORGIVE OUR SINS AS WE FORGIVE.